WPLN-FM
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WPLN-FM (90.3 MHz), is a non-commercial public radio station in Nashville, Tennessee. It airs a news, talk and information radio format and is owned by Nashville Public Radio along with sister station WNXP. The station's studios and offices are located on Mainstream Drive north of downtown Nashville, which are considered among the finest radio production facilities in the U.S. WPLN-FM is simulcast on two low-powered repeaters on the fringes of the Middle Tennessee area: WHRS 91.7 FM in Cookeville and WTML 91.5 FM in Tullahoma.
Broadcast area | Nashville metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 90.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Nashville Public Radio |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk (Public) |
Subchannels | HD2: Classical music |
Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service |
Ownership | |
Owner | Nashville Public Radio |
WNXP | |
History | |
First air date | December 17, 1962; 61 years ago (December 17, 1962) |
Call sign meaning | "Public Library of Nashville" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 53821 |
Class | C |
ERP | 80,000 watts |
HAAT | 345 meters (1,132 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°02′08″N 86°50′56″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wpln.org |
WPLN-FM has an effective radiated power of 80,000 watts. The transmitter is on Johnson Chapel Road West in Brentwood, Tennessee, near the Little Harpeth River.[1] The signal reaches most of Middle Tennessee and some counties in southern Kentucky. WPLN-FM shares the tower with other Nashville FM stations: WRLT, WKDF and WNRQ. It has broadcast from that site since 1984.